Who is feeding the wall street protesters

Organizers took other steps to police the squatters, who they said were lured in from other parks with the promise of free meals. A team of 10 security volunteers moved in to the trouble-prone southwest section of Zuccotti Park in a show of force to confront them.

Overall security at the park had deteriorated to the point where many frightened female protesters had abandoned the increasingly out-of-control occupation, security- team members said. Rumors swirled that one homeless man had pulled a knife in a dispute the night before — and that there had been yet another case of groping. October 27, am.

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Learn more and compare subscriptions content expands above. On Friday afternoon, they were on round three of lunch service, which included sandwiches made with fresh bread and stuffed with cold cuts or peanut butter, rice and beans and a hearty green salad. The food line stretched about 15 people deep and consisted of all sorts, including a man in a pressed business suit, another wearing feathers in his hair and plaid flannel pants, and a woman all in black with heavy eye makeup.

Now, the volunteers have a few off-site areas in Brooklyn where they cook the produce, rice, beans and any meat given to them by various upstate farms or co-ops, or purchased with donated funds. And we spotted one year-old man taking that to heart, saying he just happened to walk by and decided to stay and eat. More and more everyday people are also continuing to share food with others during the protest.